TAX EXEMPTIONS: Constitutional amendment to establish an ad valorem tax exemption for property subject to a...
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SB 272 — TAX EXEMPTIONS: Constitutional amendment to establish an ad valorem tax exemption for property subject to a cooperative endeavor agreement requiring the property owner to make payments in lieu of taxes. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
Last action — Becomes Act No. 370
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2020. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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7 sponsors
1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Read SB 272 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Becomes Act No. 370
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Effective date: See Act.
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Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
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Conference Committee report received.
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Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 75, nays 16. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
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Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
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Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 34 yeas and 3 nays.
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Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2020.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 30 yeas and 0 nays.
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Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
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Senate conference committee members appointed: Abraham, Allain, and Reese.
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Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
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House conferees appointed: Stefanski, Bishop, and Gregory Miller.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 16. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Discharged from the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/20.
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Reported with amendments (13-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 4 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title; ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Sponsors
- Beryl Amedee · Cosponsor
- Les Farnum · Cosponsor
- Danny McCormick · Cosponsor
- Buddy Mincey · Cosponsor
- Alan Seabaugh · Cosponsor
- Jimmy Harris · Cosponsor
- Mark Abraham · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Mark Abraham Republican
Co-sponsors (6)
- Beryl Amedee
- Les Farnum
- Danny McCormick Republican
- Buddy Mincey
- Alan Seabaugh Republican
- Jimmy Harris Democrat
Not signed on (140)
140 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 140 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 8% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Nay |
| Peterson | — | Nay |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 37 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 75 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 15% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Landry | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| James | — | Nay |
| Jones | — | Nay |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| White | — | Nay |
| Huval | — | Nay |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Bishop | — | Not Voting |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Jefferson | — | Not Voting |
| Garofalo | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Not Voting |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Nay |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 0% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Mills, F. | — | Not Voting |
| Bouie | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Milligan | — | Not Voting |
| Pope | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 29 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 41 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 15% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Landry | — | Yea |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| James | — | Nay |
| White | — | Nay |
| Bagala | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Ivey | — | Not Voting |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Gaines | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Charles Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 10% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Nay |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
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- Who sponsors SB 272?
- SB 272 is sponsored by Beryl Amedee, Les Farnum, Danny McCormick (Republican), Buddy Mincey, Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Jimmy Harris (Democrat), and Mark Abraham (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 272?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2020. Enacted.
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